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any trouble.  For the Am7 in the verses, I play this:  31220x.  Dm maj7 is 1220xx.
of the E7’s might be E’s.  All the verses and choruses have the same chords, so I only 
the verses.
 AmYou seem  Am/Gsurprised  Am7to find  Cthat I'm  Ghuman
and that I can do things wrong.
For my frailties your heart has no room and
[Am] you go [E7] write  A[F] song.
 GYou take glee in  E7making me play my  Amfaults out  Donstage.
 DmYou can spit your  Dmvemaj7nom out but  Dm7I must hold my  Grage.
And I'm   C   E7feeling   Fblack and  Cblue
like I'm   C   E7beaten  Fthrough and  Gthrough.
I'm  Dmcut and  Gbruised.  I'm  Dmblack and  Gblue.
Would it give you any satisfaction
if I said I can be mean?
Would you then admit in our interactions
your hands aren't quite clean?
When you tell your stories that recount my every sin
you always leave out the beginnings so you can look good in the ends.
And I'm feeling black and blue like I'm beaten through and through.
I'm cut and bruised. I'm black and blue.
 EThis is the point at which  E7I need to write a  Ambridge for this.
But I  C7haven't done it yet.    FIt's  Fmproving hard to  Gget.
When you find the next thing that I'm lacking.
Please don't tell me to my face.
For my pride has taken quite a whacking.
I can't stand up straight.
So, take my latest failure and be sure to write it down
so you can pour it out like water on me when I start to drown.
And I'm feeling black and blue like I'm beaten through and through.
I'm cut and bruised. I'm not like you.
I'm black and blue.

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Black And Blue

by Jim Boggia

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any trouble. For the Am7 in the verses, I play this: 31220x. Dm maj7 is 1220xx.

of the E7’s might be E’s. All the verses and choruses have the same chords, so I only

the verses.

Am Am/G Am7 C G

You seem surprised to find that I'm human

and that I can do things wrong.

For my frailties your heart has no room and

Am E7 A F

[] you go [] write [] song.

G E7 Am D

You take glee in making me play my faults out onstage.

Dm Dm maj7 Dm7 G

You can spit your venom out but I must hold my rage.

C E7 F C

And I'm feeling black and blue

C E7 F G

like I'm beaten through and through.

Dm G Dm G

I'm cut and bruised. I'm black and blue.

Would it give you any satisfaction

if I said I can be mean?

Would you then admit in our interactions

your hands aren't quite clean?

When you tell your stories that recount my every sin

you always leave out the beginnings so you can look good in the ends.

And I'm feeling black and blue like I'm beaten through and through.

I'm cut and bruised. I'm black and blue.

E E7 Am

This is the point at which I need to write a bridge for this.

C7 F Fm G

But I haven't done it yet. It's proving hard to get.

When you find the next thing that I'm lacking.

Please don't tell me to my face.

For my pride has taken quite a whacking.

I can't stand up straight.

So, take my latest failure and be sure to write it down

so you can pour it out like water on me when I start to drown.

And I'm feeling black and blue like I'm beaten through and through.

I'm cut and bruised. I'm not like you.

I'm black and blue.

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